East 6th Street & Avenue C

East 6th Street and Avenue C meet at a four-way crossing in the East Village, Manhattan, at the edge of NYCHA's Lower East Side Rehab (Group 5) development. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin, one of two Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Avenue C/E 6 St, is 130 feet away for the M9. Within a five-minute walk are 57 public places and 44 places to eat.

Safety record
10 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
FDR Drive
0.5 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
130 feet
Avenue C/E 6 St · M9
Within a walk
57 places
26 gardens, 15 religious buildings and 8 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 6th Street & Avenue C Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Avenue C/E 6 St, 130 feet away, for the M9.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Avenue C/E 6 St M9 · Shelter
    130 feet
    M9
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. M9 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Avenue C.

  • 104 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 7 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 7 St & Ave C 38 docks in all
    280 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at FDR Drive & East Houston Street at E Houston Street Pedestrian Overpass, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    1.9 miles
  2. 169 Ludlow Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.6 miles
  3. 107 Essex Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10009
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 3
City Council district
2
Police precinct
9
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Village
Elevation
8 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

The corner stands at the edge of NYCHA's Lower East Side Rehab (Group 5) development.

Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 35 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2021 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of Avenue C

  • No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 6th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

South side of East 6th Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1908 and 1923.

  1. Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Anshe Ungarin Designated landmark
    280 feet
  2. Public National Bank of New York Building Designated landmark
    300 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 57 public places.

  • 26 gardens
  • 15 religious buildings
  • 5 parks
  • 5 schools
  • 1 community center
  • 5 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Earth School
    880 feet
  2. P.S. 064 Robert Simon School
    880 feet
  3. Tompkins Square Middle School
    880 feet
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  1. P.S. 015 Roberto Clemente School
    990 feet
  2. New Amsterdam School
    1,080 feet
  3. Chinese-American Planning Council Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,170 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sam & Sadie Koenig Garden
    320 feet
  2. El Jardin Del Paraiso Park
    390 feet
  3. El Jardin del Paraiso Garden
    410 feet
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  1. Firemen's Memorial Garden
    430 feet
  2. Carmen Pabon Del Amanecer Jardin Garden
    440 feet
  3. 6BC Botanical Garden
    470 feet
  4. Secret Garden
    490 feet
  5. Clyde Romero Memorial Garden
    500 feet
  6. Flower Door Garden
    610 feet
  7. La Casita Garden
    610 feet
  8. Sage's Garden
    640 feet
  9. Fifth Street Slope Garden
    650 feet
  10. La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Garden
    660 feet
  11. Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden
    660 feet
  12. Earth People Garden
    700 feet
  13. Parque De Tranquilidad Garden
    710 feet
  14. 6th Street & Avenue B Garden
    780 feet
  15. 9th St Community Garden Park
    790 feet
  16. Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Community Garden
    790 feet
  17. All People's Garden, Inc. Garden
    830 feet
  18. Garden of the Humanitarians Garden
    840 feet
  19. Brisas Del Caribe Garden
    940 feet
  20. De Colores Community Yard & Cultural Center Garden
    950 feet
  21. Creative Little Garden
    1,020 feet
  22. Tompkins Square Park
    1,030 feet
  23. Los Amigos Garden
    1,040 feet
  24. Orchard Alley Garden
    1,050 feet
  25. Gustave Hartman Square
    1,080 feet
  26. Peach Tree Garden
    1,130 feet
  27. Tompkins Square Park Playground
    1,140 feet
  28. Le Petit Versailles Garden
    1,240 feet
  29. Hamilton Fish Park
    1,260 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Museum
    980 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Christian Missionary Church House of worship
    400 feet
  2. Emmanuel Presbyterian Church House of worship
    470 feet
  3. Graffiti E 7 St Baptist Church House of worship
    520 feet
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  1. Monte Hermon Church House of worship
    800 feet
  2. Divino Maestro Pentecosta Church House of worship
    840 feet
  3. Western Orthodox Hispanic Church St Isidoro & St Leandro House of worship
    860 feet
  4. Emmanuel Spanish Baptist Church House of worship
    960 feet
  5. St Brigid Church St Emeric House of worship
    960 feet
  6. Spanish Evangelical Baptist Church House of worship
    1,080 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Tompkins Square Post Office
    890 feet
  2. Riis II Community Center
    1,000 feet

Fire and police

  1. Police Service Area #4 Police station
    810 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Shop Fair Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 44 places to eat and 20 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Avenue C or East 6th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.